New | HKTV’s Ricky Wong wins big in annual Icon of the Year poll
Ricky Wong named Man of the Year as CY Leung picks up Gaffe of the Year award
Hong Kong Television Network chief Ricky Wong Wai-kay has dominated RTHK's Icon of the Year poll, claiming three prizes as he continues his fight for a free-to-air television licence.
A total of 21,071 votes were cast online for eight categories in the annual survey organised by RTHK Radio 2 earlier this month.
"I would not choose myself. It should be [US National Security Agency whistle-blower] Edward Snowden … What he has done had an impact on the entire world. Even my mother asked me who he was," Wong said before the results were announced.
But it turned out Wong clinched the top prize in the Man of the Year category, with 51.5 per cent of the votes. Snowden came in second with 27.4 per cent.
Wong's winning streak did not end there. He also won Quote of the Year for his remark "Who rules - the law, the policies, or the chief executive?"
He made the comment in October after the government declined to grant his HKTV a free-to-air television licence. The runner-up prize went to Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah, for saying in March "I am also middle class".
